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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I remember that well. It was a brutal stretch, and there were a few just like it.
You know too that half the people demanding a youth movement will be smashing their TVs on the lawn once the inevitable terrible streaks happen. And a good portion of the rest will just disappear until the team is good again like in 2004. Iknow most of them say they won't give up during the 3-5 year rebuild, and I think they really believe that, but it happened last time and I am sure it will happen again.
I love hearing about the old expectations. I came across a bunch of my old magazines from the 1990s when I was moving, but I had to get rid of them. I read a couple beforehand though. One of the season previews had compared Stillman to Sakic. They also talked about how Iginla was in Brian Sutter's doghouse because he was a lazy player and had to apply himself better. I know that describes a lot of young players, but people often forget that Iginla went through his fair share of growing pains as a young player.
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Haha, surely you jest. 90% of flames fans would tolerate a rebuild.....
The Flames were primed to score more goals on Weimer's line. Fact remains is they didn't.
The only time the Flames ever made noise was with a sniper winger and an elite goalie (who shall remain unnamed) The two guys who need to be traded, ironically.
I'd love to see a bunch of Wilm, Shantz, Dubinskys come down the pipe. Bring on 7 more seasons!
Todd Simpson, Valeri Bure, Chris Dingman, etc.
Fans can cheer for a rebuild, but they might not have witnessed how the previous one went either.